Black Hole

For decades, physicists have wrestled with one of the deepest puzzles in modern science: the "black hole information paradox." Now, a new theoretical study suggests a possible solution, one that could also shed light on another major mystery in physics, the origin of the mass of fundamental particles. The paradox…

Primordial black holes have remained one of astronomy's most intriguing ideas for decades. Now, researchers at the University of Miami believe a recent gravitational wave detection may bring scientists closer to confirming that these ancient objects are real, a breakthrough that could also help solve the enduring mystery of dark…

Andy Burnham has said he did not have “all of the details” about the £4.7 billion black hole in Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to raise defence spending until it was published. The prospective prime minister suggested he “wasn’t in all of the discussions” about the financial details, but insisted he…

We wanted six, but we got seven Image credit: Frictional Games To be truthful, these days it's generally surprising when a game isn't delayed these days, whether that be for a month, months, or even a full year. But perhaps in a year like this one, where a certain game…

Faced with observations of early black holes and galaxies that weren’t expected to exist, scientists have come up with a wealth of new theories to explain them. Now they just need to figure out which ones are true. Introduction When Charlotte Mason ponders cosmic mysteries, she likes to doodle. “I…

Astronomers have found the most extreme example yet of a black hole outweighing its own galaxy, and it may be hiding clues to how the supermassive black holes seen today formed in the early universe. In a new study, astronomers directly measured the mass of a black hole sitting in…

Gigantic, ancient black hole threatens to upend cosmic history Debate still swirls around the nature of “little red dots,” black holes glimpsed in the early universe by the James Webb Space Telescope. A controversial new weigh-in may settle the matter By Joseph Howlett edited by Lee Billings An artist’s conception…

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In 1993, Canadian physicist Matthew Choptuik demonstrated black holes may emerge spontaneously from critical collapse, during which spacetime curvatures organize themselves into a defined, repeating crystal-like pattern. But researchers weren’t quite able to describe this nicely in formulaic language—until now. A team of theoretical physicists say it’s found the long-sought…

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert is officially a late show, as in it’s no longer with us. Its last Questionert has been answered; its final rescue dog has been rescued; its ultimate guest, Sir Paul McCartney, has left the building. Colbert filled his 80-minute finale with the same thoughtfulness,…